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An Introduction to BSc. Natural Resource Management

Provides:
1. A general overview of natural resources and renewable natural resource management;
2. Course Entry Requirements;
3. What to expect throughout the duration of the course;
4. Prospects after the degree; and
5. Did you knows.

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Introduction
 Natural Resource – a material source of
wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a
mineral deposit, that occurs in a natural state
and has economic value.
 Management – “To manage is to forecast and
to plan, to organize, to command, to
co-ordinate and to control”
(Henri Fayol, 1916).

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Types of Natural Resources
 Renewable Natural Resources;
Plants and animals and their
support systems that have the
potential for wealth creation
and can be regenerated over
time by biological
reproduction or other
processes.
 E.g. Timber and Fisheries
Harvesting
of forest
products

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Renewable Natural Resources Mgt.
Renewable Natural Resource Management
The scientific control of life support
systems and their associated plants and
animals for the benefit of man.
A team of foresters
carrying out stock
survey

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First and Second Years
 Foundation Courses
They give you a firm footing to pursue the
applied courses. Most are taught with a few
involving fieldwork and field visits.
 Statistics
 Meteorology and Remote Sensing
 Ecology
 Communication Skills
 Principles of Land Surveying
 Computer and Computer
Applications
 Pathology and Microbiology
 Biological Chemistry

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Teaching and Learning NRM
Staff of the Faculty of Renewable Natural
Resources are approachable and provide a good
atmosphere for learning in and outside the
classroom with their open door policy.
A student asking a
question during a
field visit.
A lecture
demonstrating a
technique to students.

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Teaching and Learning NRM
Lecturers give assignments which
helps to improve student research
skills and understanding of subjects
under consideration.
A student
(Eric Kumeh Mensah)
presenting a research
assignment

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Opportunities After Reading NRM
After reading Natural Resources Management, one
has the prospects of working with the following
agencies;
Consultancy Firms
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Forestry Commission
Mining Industries
Non-Governmental Agencies
Banks …
There is also the prospect for further studies
in NRM related fields and beyond.

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Conclusion
The study of natural resources management is
the way forward to addressing challenges of:
 Depleting renewable natural resources
that support increasing world population;
 Conflicts arising from multiple use of
RNRs;
 Cost and benefits estimation of RNRs; and
 Achieving the much anticipated
environmental revolution.